|
Activity Number:
|
218
|
|
Type:
|
Invited
|
|
Date/Time:
|
Tuesday, August 5, 2008 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
|
|
Sponsor:
|
Section on Statistical Graphics
|
| Abstract - #300100 |
|
Title:
|
Web Visualization of Climate Observations in a Geographical Context
|
|
Author(s):
|
Robert R. Gillies*+
|
|
Companies:
|
Utah State University
|
|
Address:
|
Utah Climate Center, Logan, UT, 84322-4825,
|
|
Keywords:
|
Linked Micromaps ; Climate ; Climate Database ; Time series ; COOP observations
|
|
Abstract:
|
The presentation introduces linked micromap (LM) plots for presenting climate summaries gathered from the Cooperative Observer Program (COOP) of weather observations in the U.S. A web-based version of LM plots was modified to extract COOP data from the Utah State University's climate database and present it as parallel sequences that constitute the now familiar LM plots. The application here shows LM time series plots for the State of Utah for which the user is able to drill-down to the level of the COOP station. The LM plots of temperature and precipitation involve multivariate statistical summaries that involve, for example, the mean and median of monthly or yearly measurements. Different sorting methods reveal and accentuate relationships. Furthermore, interactive settings facilitate the rapid re-expression of choice of sorting criteria.
|
- The address information is for the authors that have a + after their name.
- Authors who are presenting talks have a * after their name.
Back to the full JSM 2008 program |
